1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and South Africa

March 2014 April 2026 New Zealand 1960 31 25 2 4 5 2 1 2 ZAF 1928 4 1 1 2 Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924–1964).svg Rhodesianot officially recognized by NZRU as a test match 1 1 0 0 The 1960 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa, was a series of rugby union matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in South Africa and Rhodesia. Results The results of the tour were disappointing for the All Blacks, of whom much was expected after their victory in the 1956 home series. They lost the 4 test series 2 - 1, with one match drawn. The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) complied with South Africa's apartheid-era, all-white policy by excluding Māori players, despite widespread protest, including a 150,000-signature petition against it. The "No Maoris, No Tour" campaign was the first major anti-tour movement, featuring protests at airports as the team departed. Later tours The Springboks subsequently toured New Zealand in 1965, playing teams containing Māori players. However, a proposed 1967 tour to South Africa was cancelled by the New Zealand government, because Māori players were still excluded by South African authorities. Instead an All Black tour to Europe was hastily arranged to take its place. In Australia No tests were played Scores and results list All Blacks' points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusNew South Wales27014 May 1960Moore Park, SydneyTour matchQueensland32314 May 1960Moore Park, SydneyTour matchVictoria-South Australia30617 May 1960Wade Park, OrangeTour matchNew South Wales Country38617 May 1960Wade Park, OrangeTour matchWestern Australia57021 May 1960Leederville Oval, PerthTour match In Africa Scores and results list All Blacks' points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue StatusNorthern Universities45628 May 1960Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour matchNatal6631 May 1960Kings Park, DurbanTour matchGriqualand West2194 June 1960De Beers Stadium, KimberleyTour matchSW Africa2738 June 1960South West Stadium, WindhoekTour matchBoland16011 June 1960Boland Stadium, WellingtonTour matchWest. Prov. Universities14315 June 1960Newlands, Cape TownTour matchNorthern Transvaal27318 June 1960Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour matchSouth Africa01325 June 1960Ellis Park, JohannesburgTest matchA Rhodesian XV13929 June 1960KitweTour matchRhodesia29142 July 1960Slamis Stadium, SalisburyTest matchOrange Free State896 July 1960Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTour matchJunior Springboks2069 July 1960Kings Park, DurbanTour matchEastern Province16313 July 1960Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTour matchWestern Province20816 July 1960Newlands, Cape TownTour matchSW District18619 July 1960OudtshoornTour matchSouth Africa11323 July 1960Newlands, Cape TownTest matchCentral Universities211227 July 1960Border RU Ground, East LondonTour matchEastern Transvaal11630 July 1960PAM Brink, SpringsTour matchSA Combined Services383 August 1960Loftus Versfeld, PretoriaTour matchTransvaal1936 August 1960Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour matchWestern Transvaal2839 August 1960Olen Park, PotchefstroomTour matchSouth Africa111113 August 1960Free State Stadium, BloemfonteinTest matchNorth-Eastern Districts15617 August 1960Aliwal NorthTour matchBorder30320 August 1960Border RU Ground, East LondonTour matchSouth Africa3827 August 1960Boet Erasmus, Port ElizabethTest matchA Transvaal XV933 September 1960Ellis Park, JohannesburgTour match Cultural reaction The Howard Morrison Quartet released "My Old Man's an All-Black", a parody of My Old Man's a Dustman, which noted the absence of Māori players from the touring side: Oh, my old man’s an All Black, He wears the silver fern, But his mates just couldn’t take him So he’s out now for a turn. Fi Fi Fo Fum, there’s no Horis in this scrum.My old man's an All Black https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/my-old-mans-an-all-black New Zealand History 30 October 2023 American satirist Tom Lehrer was touring New Zealand in April 1960 when Prime Minister Walter Nash officially refused to intervene in the New Zealand Rugby Football Union's plans to tour South Africa with only white players. On introducing his own song "Fight Fiercely, Harvard" in the Auckland Town Hall, he said "At this juncture of the evening's symposium, I wish to pay tribute to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union--for not allowing a little thing like human dignity to interfere with the great principles of the game."Berry John Seeing Stars - A Study of Show Folk in New Zealand 1964 Seven Seas Wellington 76 He would go on to pen original lyrics on the subject, which were published in the Auckland Star: When the early missionaries first brought Rugby to New Zealand, It became the state religion right away, And to the ten commandments has been added an eleventh, And it says: No matter what -- thou shalt play! CHORUS: Oh, Mr Nash, why so rash? Is the Rugby Union so hard up for cash? Though you talk about the Maori In your phrases sweet and flow'ry I'm afraid you've missed the point, Mr Nash. When the team goes to South Africa, we all must act politely, So to all their local problems, let's be mute. It might be a friendly gesture as a token of affection If we brought along some blacks for them to shoot. CHORUS: Oh, Mr Nash, etc. No, it doesn't really matter what New Zealand may have lost, As long as Kiwi Rugby players are supreme, And just think how glad they'd make us if they came back with the title Of the World's Greatest Non-Pigmented Team! CHORUS: Oh, Mr Nash, etc.Berry John "Oh, Mr Nash," says Tom Lehrer Auckland Star 16 April 1960Berry John Seeing Stars - A Study of Show Folk in New Zealand 1964 Seven Seas Wellington 77 Notes External links New Zealand in Australia and South Africa 1960 from rugbymuseum.co.nz New Zealand tour Australia tour Category:New Zealand national rugby union team tours of Australia Category:New Zealand national rugby union team tours of South Africa Category:1960 in South African rugby union